Washington Township Republican Executive Committee Headquarters was covered in shattered glass and scattered campaign signs on Sunday afternoon after a car smashed through the front window of its office around 3:30 p.m. on Egg Harbor Road.

Lt. Dennis Simms of the Washington Township Police Department said the accident occurred when a Mazda Miata driven by a 75-year-old Blackwood woman got into a minor collision with a Nissan Altima driven by a 70-year-old Washington Township resident near the entrance of the Harbor Place shopping center. After the initial crash, Simms said, the Miata hopped the curb and drove straight into the storefront. The Blackwood woman was taken to Kennedy Hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was unhurt. Simms also mentioned that the driveway where the incident began has uneven pavement and a particularly steep grade.

No one was in the committee's office — which also serves as the Gloucester County Republican Committee headquarters — at the time, but a pre-holiday meeting is set for Monday night.

"It could've been a lot worse," said Committee Chairman Jack Yerkes, who was at the scene on Sunday afternoon.

"The car was totally in the building," Yerkes said, adding he was thankful it wasn't later in the season, closer to the general election for three council seats up this year.

"Luckily, it's not November 1," he said.

The owner of the plaza was on site with contractors working to repair the building on Sunday afternoon, he said.